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With plans to review Alderman Matt Schaeffer's resignation from the Board of Aldermen and to discuss laws related to all-terrain vehicles on Holt city streets at the Wednesday, Oct. 21 meeting, discussions could not progress due to a lack of quorum to legally call the meeting to order. The m…
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Calling Tionna Hairston a survivor may be one of the great understatements of 2020.
Troubled by other medical professionals speaking out against the use of face coverings as means to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, Dr. Jeff Farrow, a pulmonologist and critical care doctor, decided he too had to speak out — against those he sees as acting irresponsibly in the midst of a pandemic that’s already killed more than 200,000 Americans.
According to the Kearney School District official Twitter account, this evening's Kearney High School varsity football game versus Grandview High School has been canceled due to an exposure of COVID-19.
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Salvatore Bonadonna and Abby Cole are Liberty High’s 2020 Homecoming king and queen. They were crowned during halftime Friday, Oct. 9.
(The Center Square) – Most consumers plan to fly internationally and are open to air travel, according to a new survey conducted by OAG, a global travel data provider that says it monitors the world's largest network of schedules and travel status data.
(The Center Square) – October 14, 2020, marks the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Staggers Rail Act signed by former President Jimmy Carter. The bipartisan legislation primarily deregulated the freight rail sector, which was on the brink of collapse in the 1970s.
Thanks to my father, I’ve always associated morning with the smell of a hot cup of coffee and the rustling sound of newspaper pages.
KEARNEY — The city of Kearney is focusing on Porter Ridge Road and improvements to its surface.
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SMITHVILLE — Angie Cox is celebrating her first anniversary as owner and primary travel advisor of Solasta Travel, a full-service boutique travel agency in the Northland.
LIBERTY — This year’s annual Hillcrest Hope gala, called a Night of Hope at Home, took on a virtual twist due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through donations, the nonprofit reached 82% of its $90,000 fundraising goal.
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SMITHVILLE — Angie Cox is celebrating her first anniversary as owner and primary travel advisor of Solasta Travel, a full-service boutique travel agency in the Northland.
Porter's Ace Hardware had a grand opening for its new location in Smithville Marketplace, 15700 Suite D along North U.S. Highway 169, Thursday, Sept. 24. Taking a new twist on ribbon cutting, this ribbon was cut using a chain saw.
To support local teachers and show appreciation, local owner-operators of McDonald's Great Plains Co-Op are providing free Thank You Meal breakfasts to teachers now through Sept. 25, a press release states.
KEARNEY — As research shows 49% of Americans feel increasingly stressed, frustrated and tense due to the recent coronavirus lockdown, the Kearney Chamber of Commerce has come up with a creative way to help those in the local community get out their frustrations.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery application cycle is now open. This cycle addresses public infrastructure needs of eligible cities and counties impacted by the presidentially-declared disaster that occurred April 28 to May…
LIBERTY — Feeling stressed in these unpredictable times? Through a partnership with Serenity on the Square, Liberty Parks and Recreation, Human Kind, Villalobos Vitality, and the Wild Gypsy, a chance to learn how recharge will be at Stocksdale Park, 901 S. LaFrenz Road, from 2 to 4 p.m. Satu…
Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds drivers that deer are more active and create hazards for Missouri motorists this time of year.
LIBERTY — This year’s Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary’s Fairy Tale Forest has been altered to fit with the current COVID-19 restrictions.
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Liberty North football has made a habit out of needing comebacks and late scores to fuel an extended win streak to end the regular season.
LIBERTY — The Liberty North girls golf team faced challenging conditions at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 4 girls golf tournament, which had its first day canceled and scores thrown out due to weather.
SMITHVILLE — Smithville football built a 20-point first half lead and never looked back in its 33-6 win over Winnetonka on Friday, Oct. 23 at Smithville High School.
LIBERTY — Liberty football recovered from its first loss of the season to beat North Kansas City 31-14 on the road.
LIBERTY — Liberty North volleyball completed an historic regular season as the team went undefeated heading into the postseason.
LIBERTY — The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2020 induction class on Thursday afternoon and includes former William Jewell baseball player Jack Talley, Class of 1980, among the 14 individual inductees.
SMITHVILLE — Junior Kali Brown and sophomore Marie Peach represented Smithville at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 girls golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 21 and Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.
KEARNEY — Kearney girls golf team finished seventh at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 3 girls golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 21 and Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Twin Hills Golf Course in Joplin.
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- Sheriff candidates talk budget, diversity, use of force
- Assessor candidates discuss how fair market value is reached, oversight of office
- Current clerk, political newcomer vie for eastern county commissioner seat
- Western commissioner candidates agree transparency needed, costly legal contracts must go
- Administrator candidates discuss public knowledge of office, improving services
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With our first, and hopefully last, Quarantine Thanksgiving fast approaching, “Friendsgiving” might be just the socially distanced movie to watch online with family, as long as they don’t mind a bit of “crude sexual content” with their turkey and gravy. The opening scene is probably the wors…
Holiday shopping online is one of our annual rituals, at least for a portion of the gifts we want to buy, but with COVID making in-person shopping too risky, a much larger percentage of us are likely to shop online.
The nonprofit Love INC of Clay County has a gap ministry that fills any unmet needs or “gaps” in community services for people in need. The primary focus is providing clients with the opportunity to receive personal care and household cleaning items with dignity, according to the group's website.
While October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the third week in October is officially known as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Several states are starting to recognize the week, and for one local Kansas City family, the week is a start, but not the finish line.
LIBERTY — An ensemble from the Kansas City Symphony will perform at Stocksdale Park, 901 S. La Frenz Road, Wednesday, Oct. 21.
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So far, Nicole Galloway talks a good game. But, as far as the citizens of Clay County are concerned, she does not walk a good game.
Missouri voters should vote “yes” on Amendment 3. A “yes” vote is a chance to correct a mistake made two years ago, but more importantly, a vote necessary to protect Missouri communities, both in the physical sense, and in communities of interest as well.
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Years ago, my father hired a hand to help around the family farm. One day, he asked the young man to clean the detached garage.
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